Helping Working Mothers Keep Their Balance

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(NAPSA)—For many women, feeling good about the company they work for is a matter of balance. Specifically, it’s about being able to balance work and family obligations. For some, it’s about having paid parental leave as a benefit; es for others, it means having access to backup child care; and forstill others, it’s having on-site fitness facilities. While the specific benefits may differ from company to company, what the “good” places to work for seem to have in common is a commitment to helping women balancetheir responsibilities when it comes to work and family life. For example, one companythat has demonstrated that kind of commitment over the years is Chrysler Group LLC. Recently, it was named to Working Mother magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies”—the 13th time it has been namedtothelist. The company earned this distinction by outscoring hundredsof other applicants on the magazine’s extensive survey of benefits, women’s issues and advancement, child care, flexible work arrangements, parental leave and company culture. Said Nancy A. Rae, Senior Vice President-Human Resources, Chrysler Group, “Westrive to provide programs and resources that help our employees balance the demandsof work and family.” According to Rae, the company has developed manyof its worklife programs working with the United Auto Workers (UAW). Both Chrysler and the UAW believe that employees will be more productive and engaged when they a4 a A variety of flexible work pro- grams at Chrysler Group enable working momslike HR generalist Julie Bell to balance the demandsof a challenging career and a growing family. have peace of mind at home and that the company’s work-life programsreflect that belief. Said UAW Vice President General Holiefield, Director of the union’s Chrysler department, “We’re very proud to work with Chrysler Group to provide ‘people programs’ that help employees maintain a healthy balance in fulfilling their job and family responsibilities.” Chrysler Group has also been named to Hispanic Business magazine’s annual Diversity Elite 60 list for implementing strategies to reach more Hispanic customers and to pursue more business with minority- and Hispanic-owned suppliers. To learn more, visit www. chryslergroupllc.com.